Pharma & Personal Care Packaging
News and trends about sensitive and secure packaging required on items designed for health and beauty, personal use packaging.
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Walmart, Target top 2012 Best Retail Brands report
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor, February 22, 2012
The Interbrand report lists the top packaged goods firms, big-box retailers and other companies with name recognition. More
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Dispenser pump
Edited by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 21, 2012
The LX 500 airless dispenser pump is designed with optimal formula protection and premium aesthetics in mind. The dispenser pump features 360-degree application, precise dosage and complete, waste-free evacuation. More
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Cardinal Health debuts space-saving packaging for surgical gloves
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 21, 2012
Cardinal Health's new half-fold glove dispenser boxes are at least 30 percent smaller and use at least 15 percent less paperboard than competitive products sold in tall packaging configurations. Individual pouches within the half-fold dispenser boxes are at least 48 percent smaller than competitive products. More
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Bottle maker installs first Curve Appeal labeling system in North America
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 21, 2012
Silgan Plastics has installed the first Avery Dennison Curve Appeal labeling system in North America at its Ligonier, IN, manufacturing plant. This labeling system combines Fasson Curvy pressure-sensitive label material with a new patent-pending Avery Dennison application process that will enable Silgan to apply p-s labels to complex curved package shapes, creating a more eye-catching billboard on each bottle. More
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Mylan and Pfizer agree on epinephrine auto-injector settlement
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 17, 2012
Meridian Medical Technologies, a Pfizer subsidiary that makes the EpiPen Auto-Injector, has resolved pending patent litigation with Intelliject and Sanofi-Aventis related to Intelliject's epinephrine auto-injector known as e-cue. According to the terms of the settlement, Intelliject and Sanofi-Aventis may launch e-cue no earlier than Nov. 15, 2012. More
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Shrink film
Edited by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 15, 2012
Polyolefin shrink film-printed with high-impact, 360-degree graphics for multipacks-is strong enough to replace wrapped paperboard trays or paperboard sleeves, the company states. The shrink film delivers a production-friendly, sustainable solution while colorful film is suitable for a range of multipacks and bundled goods. More
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Product recalls in the U.S. decline in 4Q2011—except for food, which skyrockets
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 15, 2012Food recalls increased 50 percent in 4Q2011 and affected more than 80 percent more units compared with the previous three-month period, according to the quarterly ExpertRECALL Index released on Feb 14, 2012. Conversely, consumer product, pharmaceutical and medical device recalls decreased compared with previous quarters. More -
New carton graphics help healthcare workers identify which gloves are latex
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 14, 2012
Medline Industries Inc., the largest supplier of exam gloves in the United States, is making it hard for healthcare workers to select the wrong item with the introduction of new packaging for its exam gloves. Packages feature key information—including whether the glove is latex, latex-free, nitrile or vinyl, as well as the glove's size and color—on five sides of the box. More
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Loretta– 2/2/2012 1:02:50 PM
in response to Rexall recalls mislabeled Calcium softgelsExcellent!! I wish more companies would do this. They definitly get my...
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Dispenser pump
The LX 500 airless dispenser pump is designed with optimal formula protection and premium aesthetics in mind. The dispenser pump features 360-degree application, precise dosage and complete, waste-free evacuation.
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